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The Best in News and Thoughtful CommentaryTue, 18 Dec 2018 16:10:40 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.22Dr. James Nitit on the Future of Knowledge as Told by Jimmy Waleshttps://usdailyreview.com/dr-james-nitit-on-the-future-of-knowledge-as-told-by-jimmy-wales/
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“Knowledge is power” goes the common saying. Throughout history, knowledge has been hoarded by the powerful. One of the game-changing aspects of the internet has been the democratization of knowledge, accessible at one’s fingertips. Dr. James Nitit, founder and president of IntelLegend, had the distinct honor to meet Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia fame personally. Their conversation left Dr. James Nitit deeply moved by the friendliness, humility, and wisdom of the Wikipedia cofounder.

Wales’ vision for Wikipedia evolved from a website called Nupedia, a professional, peer-reviewed platform with a daunting review hierarchy that discouraged participation. Troubleshooting this creative bottleneck led to the idea of an open-source framework that would be reviewed and revised by a group of volunteer experts. However, this fell through, due to the professionals’ perception that articles written by enthusiastic amateurs would lower the academic credibility of the platform. Nevertheless, it wasn’t until the non-professionals got to work producing content that the wiki model truly got off the ground.

“What started as a seemingly crazy idea became an overnight sensation,” states Dr. James Nitit, who met Wales at an event for tech startups. “Users loved the idea that anyone could contribute to the collective pool of knowledge, whether they were a well-researched amateur or a seasoned professional.” According to Dr. James Nitit, Wales’ ability to embrace the ordinary is one of his greatest business assets. “In a world governed by bureaucracy, the fact that Wales embraced the contributions of regular men and women with his open-source business model is a testimony to his adaptability – a key element of entrepreneurial success.”

Overall, Wales has taken a hands-off approach to his brainchild, viewing himself as the titular head of the enterprise. This collaborative environment has allowed Wikipedia to become one of the most visited websites on the internet. According to an article in MIT Technological Review, the free, open-content, open-edit platform had a total of 27.5 million articles – including 4.4 million articles in English – as of 2013, making it the largest encyclopedia in the world.

In 2017, Wales launched WikiTribune to combat the effects of fake news and give underreported news items a voice. His career is an example of how knowledge should be shared, validated, and free for all.

Knowledge Should Be Shared

Wikipedia was built on the premise that knowledge is a free resource that should be shared by all. In this sense, sharing implies communal ownership as well as distribution. In the old days, knowledge – specifically, the written word – was the province of the privileged and powerful, such as the nobility and the clergy. Books and proclamations were read aloud to an assembled audience, who had to trust that the information was true.

We don’t live in the Dark Ages anymore. Knowledge should be public domain, not restricted by the few for the few or hoarded for profit. Again, Wikipedia’s nonprofit model can serve as a guide for an open-source framework.

Knowledge Should Be Validated

For the free flow of knowledge to function successfully, people need to be able to trust that the information they read is true and accurate and to have the freedom to edit it accordingly. Just as everyone should have access to the same information, so everyone should have the autonomy to revise it until it meets standards that allow it to be accepted as facts.

Initially, people were concerned that Wikipedia would damage academic integrity. While the site still tends to be used as a first rather than a final point of reference, a 2005 study reported in a 2009 Live Science article revealed that Wikipedia was almost as accurate as Encyclopedia Britannica, while a 2008 study showed 80 percent vs. 95–96 percent accuracy between Wikipedia and its competitors.

Knowledge Should Be Accessible

Wikipedia’s nonprofit status encourages the free use, as well as the free flow, of knowledge. While many people would be happy to turn the well-known platform into a for-profit business venture, Wales has preferred to depend on voluntary donations, initiated by its December fundraisers, to prevent the knowledge from being dominated by large corporations. In this day and age, that type of decision is rare indeed.

“In a digital age, people like Mr. Wales ensure that knowledge remains free and accessible to all,” declares Dr. James Nitit. “And for that, he earns my utmost appreciation.”

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https://usdailyreview.com/affiliate-marketing-programs-for-beginners/#commentsTue, 18 Dec 2018 00:19:08 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117277Affiliate marketing refers to the advertising and selling of products on online platforms such as blogs and YouTube. This form of marketing has become popular these days, as more and more companies have found it as one of the most effective ways to market and sell their products by means of linking with affiliates.

Affiliate marketing is a win-win situation for both the influencer and the sponsoring company, as the product influencer not only gets products for free but also earns income.

Here are some of these programs for beginners:

Ebates

Ebates is a cashback site that rewards users for purchasing items through their websites. Ebates has been around for many years now. This program is particularly easy to use and is perfect for those who love to travel and shop but also love saving money. When you plan your travels and purchases through Ebate, you receive rebates through various ways like sign up bonuses upon first purchases, cash back incentives on hotel bookings, and even cash back on grocery purchases.

Rakuten Marketing

Rakuten Marketing is an advertising middleman between the seller and the promoter. Rakuten sources out products from the sellers and brings them out to promoters and product influencers. The best part about Rakuten Marketing is that most of its products are those that belong to smaller and new brands, giving opportunities for new brands to introduce their products to a bigger and more global market.

Rakuten is perfect for beginners because of its simple and easy to use program and website. It is great for those who would like to venture into affiliate marketing but are not as tech savvy as others.

Amazon Associates

Amazon Associates is perfect for beginners because they have a wide range of products on their website for you to sell. It is pretty simple and easy to use as well, and it offers you a commission percentage for every item you sell.

Because of the wide range on Amazon, you can sell any product that your market likes or that your business is passionate about. Plus, signing up requirements are not difficult as all you have to do are the following:

Open an account with Amazon Associates

Read through and follow the guidelines of the Amazon Associates Operating Agreement

Apply for Product Advertising API and follow the licensing terms

Ibotta

Ibotta is an program that’s great for moms as they generally love all the cash discounts that they can get from grocery shopping. As much as all of us enjoy coupons, we don’t all have the Extreme Couponing skills to make the most out of our discounts; so Ibotta is the perfect program for us to earn cash back each time that we shop. Ibotta’s affiliate program is great for beginners and it allows blogs, websites, and media platforms to take advantage of commission and support just for advertising their products!

ShareASale

ShareASale is also one of the most widely used affiliate marketing programs, next to Amazon. It also has a wide variety of merchant sellers to choose from, all selling products from different market categories. Most ShareASale users often share the same good review: that they always pay your commissions on time.

ClickBank

ClickBank is an affiliate marketing program that sells digital products. When you sign up to ClickBank, you work with a wide range of sellers, suppliers, and manufacturers. ClickBank is the best option for the digital and tech-savvy sellers. The chances of earning an income are also quite high because of the nature of goods that ClickBank sells. Apart from digital products like online sites and themes, ClickBank also sells tangible items like books, supplements, and DVDs.

Commission Junction

Commission Junction gives you access to bigger companies with well-known brands. This fact is a big advantage when you’ve only just started with affiliate marketing, as you can have a greater assurance that your chosen products to sell will actually make a sale. It is not hard to market items that are a household name or brand, and Commission Junction does this for you. Commission Junction has also been around for many years now, so it is a trusted affiliate marketing program as well.

SkimLink

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Do some research and figure out what works for you

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“The Weekly Standard, the magazine that espouses traditional conservatism and which has remained deeply critical of President Donald Trump, will shutter after 23 years, its owner Clarity Media Group announced Friday morning. The magazine will publish its final issue on December 17.

“The announcement came after the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Stephen Hayes, met privately with Ryan McKibben, the chief executive and chairman of Clarity Media Group, a media holding company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz.”

I don’t think being pro-Trump is necessary for being a successful news outlet among conservatives. On the other hand, good luck being anti-Trump if you are a conservative. A reasonable editorial position, and one that will outlast the President, is one based on principles and not personality.

The magazine’s demise is not a surprise to anyone who has monitoring conservative media. For months, the site has been trying to find a new owner, cutting its budget, and simply tying to figure out how to make it another month. The only thing that is surprising is that the magazine only had a week to close shop. Sources indicate that everyone who worked for it have already cleaned their desks.

The Weekly Standard is not the only conservative, anti-Trump media to face the music for its positions. The one time rock star of the right — Glenn Beck — has seen his empire hemorrhaging since the 2016 Presidential campaign. He and his media relished any and every opportunity to attack Trump. Beck was once making $90 million a year from his TV show, podcasts, websites, and nationally syndicated radio show. He was brining in more than Oprah (at $77 million) annually. Over time it became common to hear of layoffs here and selling of assets there. He had looked for suiters for his media, but I am sure few wanted to touch anything that had been so openly anti-Trump in an environment in which his supporters seem to dominate conservative media.

Meanwhile, those conservative media that were passionately anti-Trump responded to the pressures to change its tune by letting up on him.

It was believed that the only way to save it was to get help from someone squarely in the Trump camp, which led to the merger between The Blaze and CRTV, which is a media platform owned by media personality, Mark Levin. Levin was cautious about the Trump candidacy early on (which was the case of many in conservative media circles that eventually embraced him), but he has since become one of Trump’s most passionate apologists.

The Daily Beast had the following to say about the merger: “Although the newly formed company is being called Blaze Media, Beck is ‘basically turning over to control to CRTV and his empire is basically ending with a whimper,’ said a former associate of the man who, at the height of his success a decade ago, likened himself to ‘a rodeo clown.'”

The Weekly Standard is not the only conservative, anti-Trump media to face the music for its positions.

The casual observer will conclude the merger left Beck as the strong one in the relationship. After all, if you go to CRTV.com, one will see it goes to get.blaze.com and the new entity is called BlazeTV. However, there are no stories of Levin struggling and the dire situation of Beck has been common knowledge for at least a year or so.

There is no doubt that this union will make both media stronger. However, it is doubtful it would have happened if Beck’s media was thriving on its own. The new Blaze Media promises to be a monster. CNBC reports “The Blaze’s website, started by Beck in 2010, claims that the newly formed Blaze Media will reach more than 165 million people every month, making it the ‘largest independent, traditionally conservative multiplatform media company’ in the U.S.”

I don’t believe the actual reason these media failed or are changing is because they are anti-Trump, but because, in their own way, they have put personalities before principles. They are behaving in the exact same way as those they oppose.

Meanwhile, those conservative media that were passionately anti-Trump responded to the pressures to change its tune by letting up on him. National Review, which is one of the most established establishment conservative news magazines, made it clear it was vehemently opposed to the Trump Administration. It even created a massive anti-Trump issue, that received considerable blowback from conservatives. So much so that the National Review changed its tune to such a point it was described as a “surrender” by many in the media.

I don’t believe the actual reason these media failed or are changing is because they are anti-Trump, but because, in their own way, they have put personalities before principles. They are behaving in the exact same way as those they oppose. They will say the Trump supporters and the media in that camp, blindly support him, no matter what he does. In the same vein, most of the anti-Trump media blindly oppose him, no matter what he does. For people like me, who are generally anti-Trump, I find “personality media” unbecoming. No matter who it supports or opposes. I personally liked the nomination of Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, the sweeping tax cuts were way over due if the US wanted to stay competitive internationally, and many of the regulatory reforms he has pursued are giving US businesses a big incentive to stay here. On the other hand, his temperament has made a culture that is more divisive, his criticism of free speech is dangerous, and his tariffs have the potential of throwing the US into a Great Depression. I don’t think being pro-Trump is necessary for being a successful news outlet among conservatives. On the other hand, good luck being anti-Trump if you are a conservative. A reasonable editorial position, and one that will outlast the President, is one based on principles and not personality.

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https://usdailyreview.com/insuremytrip-reveals-most-stressful-us-airports/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2018 02:28:08 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117264To help empower travelers to make more informed decisions when it comes to holiday travel, researchers at InsureMyTrip reveal which airports to possibly avoid and how the latest data trends can aid travelers when comparing travel insurance benefits.

Summary

InsureMyTrip predicts New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) will be most stressful for travelers this Christmas. LGA reports the highest percentage of canceled flights (4.9%) so far this year.

Flights scheduled for departure between 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm are more susceptible to delays and cancellations.

If a flight is canceled, most airlines will rebook travelers on the next available flight at no additional charge. However, airlines are not required to reimburse travelers for losses incurred as a result of a canceled flight.

This is the list of the most stressful airports this Christmas, based on flight cancellation rates:

Rank/Code

City/Airport

1. LGA

New York, NY: LaGuardia (Worst)

2. ORF

Norfolk, VA: Norfolk International

3. CHS

Charleston, SC: Charleston AFB/International

4. ROC

Rochester, NY: Greater Rochester International

5. PHL

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International

6. EWR

Newark, NJ: Newark Liberty International

7. PVD

Providence, RI: Theodore Francis Green State

8. DCA

Washington, DC: Ronald Reagan Washington National

9. BUF

Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Niagara International

10. JFK

New York, NY: John F. Kennedy International

11. BOS

Boston, MA: Logan International

12. BDL

Hartford, CT: Bradley International

13. RDU

Raleigh/Durham, NC: Raleigh-Durham International

14. RIC

Richmond, VA: Richmond International

15. CLT

Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Douglas International

16. MDW

Chicago, IL: Chicago Midway International

17. BWI

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

18. GRR

Grand Rapids, MI: Gerald R. Ford International

19. ORD

Chicago, IL: Chicago O’Hare International

20. CLE

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland-Hopkins International

21. CMH

Columbus, OH: John Glenn Columbus International

22. PIT

Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh International

23. SDF

Louisville, KY: Louisville International-Standiford Field

24. CVG

Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International

25. JAX

Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville International

26. PBI

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL: Palm Beach International

27. BHM

Birmingham, AL: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International

28. MKE

Milwaukee, WI: General Mitchell International

29. IAD

Washington, DC: Washington Dulles International

30. IND

Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis International

31. MEM

Memphis, TN: Memphis International

32. DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: Dallas/Fort Worth International

33. BNA

Nashville, TN: Nashville International

34. BUR

Burbank, CA: Bob Hope

35. STL

St. Louis, MO: St Louis Lambert International

36. HOU

Houston, TX: William P Hobby

37. OMA

Omaha, NE: Eppley Airfield

38. RSW

Fort Myers, FL: Southwest Florida International

39. DAL

Dallas, TX: Dallas Love Field

40. MCI

Kansas City, MO: Kansas City International

41. SFO

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco International

42. MSY

New Orleans, LA: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International

43. OKC

Oklahoma City, OK: Will Rogers World

44. TPA

Tampa, FL: Tampa International

45. MCO

Orlando, FL: Orlando International

46. OAK

Oakland, CA: Metropolitan Oakland International

47. MIA

Miami, FL: Miami International

48. MSP

Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-St Paul International

49. FLL

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International

50. DTW

Detroit, MI: Detroit Metro Wayne County

51. AUS

Austin, TX: Austin – Bergstrom International

52. ANC

Anchorage, AK: Ted Stevens Anchorage International

53. IAH

Houston, TX: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston

54. SAT

San Antonio, TX: San Antonio International

55. SJU

San Juan, PR: Luis Munoz Marin International

56. SAN

San Diego, CA: San Diego International

57. LAX

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles International

58. ABQ

Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque International Sunport

59. DEN

Denver, CO: Denver International

60. TUS

Tucson, AZ: Tucson International

61. SJC

San Jose, CA: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International

62. PHX

Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Sky Harbor International

63. LAS

Las Vegas, NV: McCarran International

64. HNL

Honolulu, HI: Daniel K Inouye International

65. ATL

Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

66. ONT

Ontario, CA: Ontario International

67. GEG

Spokane, WA: Spokane International

68. SNA

Santa Ana, CA: John Wayne Airport-Orange County

69. RNO

Reno, NV: Reno/Tahoe International

70. SMF

Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International

71. PDX

Portland, OR: Portland International

72. OGG

Kahului, HI: Kahului Airport

73. SEA

Seattle, WA: Seattle/Tacoma International

74. BOI

Boise, ID: Boise Air Terminal

75. SLC

Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City International

This table contains data for non-stop domestic flights by major air carriers collected in 2018 thus far by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Flight Cancellation Policies

Flight cancellation policies vary by airline and circumstance. When an airline cancels a flight, most will try to rebook passengers on the next available flight.

Airlines are also not required to reimburse travelers for losses incurred as a result of a canceled flight, such as prepaid, non-refundable:

Each airline has its own flight delay policy for passengers waiting at the airport; there are no federal requirements. Travelers concerned about delays should be aware of the following:

Generally, early departures are less likely to be delayed.

Book a non-stop flight (no stops).

When booking, ask the airline about the on-time performance percentage for an individual flight.

Closer to departure, check real-time airport data. This will provide timely information on weather concerns or air traffic delays.

Be aware of “creeping delays.” This is when an airline continues to push back a departure time it can sometimes be extended for hours or lead to a cancellation.

If a flight is delayed, try to learn the reason why to better gauge if the flight is in jeopardy of being canceled. Reasons for delays may include maintenance, fueling, crew issues, weather, previous flight with the same aircraft arrived late, causing the present flight to depart late, or security issues.

Some flights will be delayed on the tarmac before or after take-off. As a general rule, DOT prohibits flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours.

To schedule an interview with an expert or to request specific research data, please contact news@insuremytrip.com.

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https://usdailyreview.com/4-common-myths-about-running-a-business/#commentsThu, 13 Dec 2018 16:28:03 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117257Many people make assumptions about what it takes to run a business, which could potentially prevent people from attempting to become a successful entrepreneur or could lead to founders setting unrealistic expectations.

While running a company undoubtedly requires much hard work, passion, and effort, it is important to dispel any misconceptions before you launch your first company. Read the four common myths about running a business.

Myth One: You’ll Have More Free Time

Many people dream of giving up their 9 to 5 to start their own business, which can help them to take control of their finances and career. However, there is often an assumption that working for yourself will provide you with more free time, but the opposite might be true.

Starting your own business should not be viewed as the key to greater freedom, as you’ll need to invest a considerable number of hours into generating a profit for the business and providing yourself with a paycheck.

Once your business starts to grow and you make a bigger profit, you’ll then be able to hire employees and delegate tasks to your team, which could then provide you with a more flexible schedule, but you’ll need to invest a considerable amount of blood, sweat, and tears to reach this point.

Myth Two: You Need to Control Every Aspect of Your Business

Many aspiring entrepreneurs believe they must do everything themselves to run a successful business. However, it’s important to focus on your strengths and allow an expert to take care of your weaknesses.

By leaving the marketing strategy in the hands of the experts, you can focus on other ways to promote your growing brand.

Myth Three: All You Need is a Great Idea

Many people are waiting for a light bulb moment to start their first venture. However, a good idea alone isn’t enough to help you to run a successful business.

The average person could more than likely come up with a great business idea with a little effort, but they are a dime a dozen. The key to a successful business model is the execution of those great ideas.

Without effective sales and marketing strategies, or the right employees and tools, you might find it difficult to bring your idea to market and attract customers.

Myth Four: Big Risks Equal Big Rewards

Most successful entrepreneurs will tell you big risks will not lead to great rewards. The key is to take calculated risks to reap the benefits.

You don’t need to embark on dangerous techniques to grow your business, as you need to weigh the odds against the outcome to make an informed choice.

Don’t gamble your child’s college fund or your life savings on a risky business idea, which might not pan out the way you hope. Instead, determine how much money you have available to spare, which can help you to capitalize on an opportunity without risking your financial future.

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If you’ve heard the term probate attorney, you may be wondering what it is they do exactly. In short, they settle all of the affairs of the decedent. An expert San Diego probate attorney will help you to know more, read on:

Definition of a Probate Attorney

A probate attorney can also be called a probate lawyer, estate lawyer, or estate attorney. They are responsible for taking an Executor through the probate process. Moreover, an Executor is somebody who was appointed by the deceased before they died. This may be a loved one, friend, or even the probate attorney themselves. Nonetheless, the process will depend on many factors, including where the deceased lived when they died and where they owned real estate.

Consequently, many scenarios can happen depending on whether there was a will or not too. It is a lot easier if there is a will. Here are some of the things a probate attorney can help with:

Giving out what’s left of the deceased’s assets.

Retitling real estate to the beneficiaries.

Helping to sell estate property.

Helping with income tax problems.

Collecting life insurance.

Nevertheless, you may especially need the help of a probate attorney if things are turning nasty between family of the deceased and beneficiaries. It’s always wise to find a probate attorney you think you could trust before anything happens, so that you’re prepared when the inevitable comes. People are in such a rush to find one after a loved one has died, that they don’t necessarily find the most suitable one for them.

Accordingly, from a legal perspective, you don’t need to find a probate attorney to have them handle an estate. You can do this by yourself, but if you don’t do it properly, you can run into all kinds of trouble.

It is a probate attorney’s duty to represent their client’s wishes the best he can. Now you know why you might need a probate lawyer, take these steps to find one:

Make sure the probate lawyer has the knowledge you need. For example, knowledge of real estate and property law if the deceased owned properties.

Find out how much experience they have. How many years have they been doing this?

Find reviews online.

Have a retainer agreement explained before you agree to work with one. You need to know what you’re signing.

Perhaps you need a probate attorney who is multilingual? Or one who has the ability to work in more than one state? Take this into account too.

How much time does it seem the probate lawyers you are looking at have? They should be able to meet with you fairly soon. If they can’t, they may be too busy to give you the attention you need.

In the end, you’ll need to use your instincts to pick a probate attorney who you like and trust. A good relationship is the key to getting things like this sorted out swiftly.

I hope you found this post useful. Thanks for reading.

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https://usdailyreview.com/5-elements-for-successful-crunchbase-company-bios/#commentsThu, 13 Dec 2018 00:51:08 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117248Want to enhance your company’s digital footprint? Well-crafted company bios are a great starting point to gaining online traffic. By completing profiles on professional networks like LinkedIn and Crunchbase, marketers raise visibility and support SEO efforts. Although some professionals stick to a copy-and-paste process, successful businesses take advantage of each platform’s intended audience by customizing bio messaging.

Given Crunchbase’s specific format, it appeals to a B2B market that’s interested in industry news, funding rounds, acquisitions, and partnerships. To ensure that your Crunchbase profile is ready for business, check for these five elements that are essential to a company bio.

Brand

Use the right logo. As the first representation of your brand, your logo should be high-resolution, legible, and consistent with existing profiles. It may come as a no-brainer, but here’s the catch — test for mobile. Sometimes, company logos are better represented without a tagline, or simply as a logomark (the identifying brand image without the business name). For example,Adobe Systems’ Crunchbase logomark is clear without containing the specific words “Adobe Systems” in the profile picture. And don’t worry; your tagline will find its perfect place, which brings us to our next point.

Mission & Vision

State your purpose. This is the perfect place for a tagline — a quick snapshot of your brand identity. As an alternative, you can use your company’s mission and vision, which are basically the what and why for your business. You should explain the product or service that your business is offering, while also introducing the aspirational goals of the entire organization. However you want to craft it, this should be the primary message that readers receive from your company bio.

Differentiation

Stand out to your audience. Your company profile should clearly state the specific audience that your business benefits. Geographies and demographics served present a better understanding of how your company differentiates itself from competitors in the market. An additional way to distinguish yourself is by including any specialty services or acknowledgments. Recent awards, campaigns, and performance metrics are great add-ons that provide context to your recent business.Asiaciti Trust’s profile does a great job at going in-depth on their specialty services and industry accolades.

Structure

Describe yourself. Don’t forget to fill out objective fields like Headquarters, Founded Date, Number of Employees, Funding Status, and Company Type. These labels give prospective customers a better understanding of your history and size. This is an easy opportunity to share potential insight into your business structure. Take for example: pre-IPO startups may be more organizationally flexible than multinational corporations; a 100-year old factory may have an established infrastructure for consistent supply chain logistics; or nonprofits may operate in different fiscal cycles.

Contact & Links

Get connected. The final, but equally instrumental element, is adding contact URLs to your company’s homepage and social channels. Not only does this provide immediate exposure to your other marketing materials, but this helps strengthen backlinking for search engine results. Increasing the number of channels maximizes your business’ chances for prospective partners to connect. For example,Hackbright Academy’s profile includes its website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, email, and phone number.

While it may seem tedious and pointless to continuously create new profiles in an ever-changing digital landscape, it’s absolutely necessary. Connecting and updating company bios ensures that you’re ready for the next business opportunity, no matter the source.

]]>https://usdailyreview.com/5-elements-for-successful-crunchbase-company-bios/feed/0Discover Namibia Through These Enthralling Experienceshttps://usdailyreview.com/discover-namibia-through-these-enthralling-experiences/
https://usdailyreview.com/discover-namibia-through-these-enthralling-experiences/#commentsThu, 13 Dec 2018 00:43:46 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117244Africa is arguably one of the most unique and diverse locations in the world, and one that is home to a number of nations that offer tangible benefits to travellers, a far cry from the hustle and bustle of LA.

Take Namibia, for example, which despite having a population of just 2.3 million has become a major tourist attraction in the eyes of many adventure seekers.

Namibia is certainly home to a large number of tremendous experiences that are there to be indulged, thanks primarily to its unique species of wildlife, its diverse terrain and a number of educational museums.

However, visitors to Namibia can see some of the world’s last remaining rhinoceros roam free in their natural habitat, against the backdrop of the Namib Desert and similarly idyllic wilderness locations.

Incredibly, these beautiful creatures thrive in one of the harshest environments on the planet, while safar-i goers can view these first hand whether they visit by truck, on foot or by air.

The Desert Rhino Camp even allows you to seek out coveted black rhinos, which represents a once-in-a-lifetime experience for any traveller.

Go Sandboarding in the World’s Oldest Desert

Interestingly, Namibia is home to the world’s oldest and harshest desert, namely the Swakopmund.

Not only is this a bleak, parched and sun-kissed wilderness, but it also serves as a superb location for sandboarders and anyone with a penchant for excitement and high-octane adventure.

In fact, sandboarding has become something of a national pastime in Namibia, with the spiralling dunes and vast desert landscape offering a blank canvas for travellers.

Even if you don’t want to beat the existing Guiness World Record in speed sandboarding (which currently stands at 57 mph), you can simply visit the Swakopmund and bask in the glory of Namibia’s stunning coastline.

Head Out to the Living Culture Museums

As Namibia has evolved and become a keen tourist attraction, so too we’ve seen several educational and interactive learning experiences emerge for both adults and children alike.

This is embodied by the Living Culture Museums, which offer a detailed insight into the nation’s history while simultaneously enabling travellers to meet local Namibian villagers from an array of different ethnic groups and cultures.

At the same time, you’ll learn how locals track wildlife, hunt and create traditional crafts, bearing their culture for all to see and learn from.

The Living Museum is a particularly popular location, and one that educates visitors while also fighting hard against poverty, preserving traditional local cultures and ultimately creating a sustainable intercultural exchange.

This can provide the ideal contrast for any outdoors safari experience, and one that is extremely fulfilling if you’re a fan of educational travel.

]]>https://usdailyreview.com/discover-namibia-through-these-enthralling-experiences/feed/0Book Review: Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team by Ed Muziohttps://usdailyreview.com/book-review-iterate-run-a-fast-flexible-focused-management-team-by-ed-muzio/
https://usdailyreview.com/book-review-iterate-run-a-fast-flexible-focused-management-team-by-ed-muzio/#commentsThu, 13 Dec 2018 00:41:27 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117239The work of management is never straightforward. Managers are tasked with making the best decision possible given the information they have at hand, then to continually make readjustments as they go. It’s unreasonable for managers to think they can chart their course at any one point and then stick to it, because things change — and change quickly.

In Ed Muzio’s new book, Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team (An Inc. Original, 2018), he describes a coordinated process of continuously making course corrections, which he has termed “iteration.” Managers who iterate use a structure for distilling the right information in order to make the most reasonable and useful decision they can make in that moment.

Muzio’s model employs an ever-evolving learning process whereby managers gather information from their teams, decide on the most logical step to take, and then take it, learn from it and repeat the process. He likens the process to the way trees take shape, or the way computers simulate weather.

Significantly, Iterate describes how to behave as a member of management in such a way that encourages and requires other management team members in the organization to work in concert and make resource adjustments to stay on target. Organizations create new information as they go along, and the better they are at iterating, the better they incorporate what they learn to make the best possible decisions.

With lively narrative, Muzio guides the reader step-by-step through his five key managing practices — such Output and Status Broadcasting, Linked Teams and Front Line Self-Sufficiency. He shows how the five practices work together to bring teams into alignment and keep output on track despite fluctuations in the environment. For example, Front Line Self-Sufficiency enables information to flow up from those doing the work to those managing it, while Linked Teams shares how management assimilates the information to fit into the big picture.

Following his explanation of each component that goes into the five key practices, Muzio offers an exercise that allows readers to assess the extent to which the behaviors are present or absent in their organization’s management practices. The goal is for readers to be positioned to help make iteration in their organizations systematic and automatic. Additionally, along with the book, readers receive prepaid access to a library of videos that delve more deeply into many of the topics.

The processes described in Iterate give managers techniques to avoid becoming stuck within rigid, inflexible strategies, or allow a lack of information from above and below to stifle decision-making at all levels. Instead, in the author’s words, the book provides “…an instrumental tool to help senior leadership, frontline or middle management create a context in which goals make sense, targets align and people are held accountable to reasonable, appropriate expectations.”

]]>https://usdailyreview.com/book-review-iterate-run-a-fast-flexible-focused-management-team-by-ed-muzio/feed/05 Facts You Should Know About ETFshttps://usdailyreview.com/5-facts-you-should-know-about-etfs/
https://usdailyreview.com/5-facts-you-should-know-about-etfs/#commentsTue, 11 Dec 2018 15:51:59 +0000http://usdailyreview.com/?p=117230Exchange-traded Funds have settled quite comfortably into investors’ toolkits. They are now big players in stock and bond investing making the process easier. In fact, in the last decade, exchange-traded products have increased ten times more.

There are hundreds of ETFs using index style strategies that can help you with investing. Exchange-traded funds are all the rage now having won against mutual funds and index funds. With a few mouse clicks, you could invest in stocks and bonds, just like stock trading but better.

Besides, ETFs have meager fees and also offer great tax rates. With that in mind, ETFs are worth exploring and to do that, here are facts you need to know about ETFs.

Five facts about ETFs to know

ETFs have low management expenses

There are meager fees involved in the management of most ETFs, especially when tracking an index. Trading costs on ETFs include asking spread and purchasing commissions which an investor will incur. Additionally, ETFs will have slight tracking errors.

The market value of an ETF will center on the net asset value, which means that discount costs will arise during trading. Mutual funds are always at net asset value, unlike ETFs.

Bouts of market volatility in the past like trade halts and security issues have caused mispricing of ETFs.

A variety of investments are always a safer bet and also allow for immediate diversification especially with ETFs. One ETF can get you stake in many bonds and stocks which means that a broader ETF could increase your portfolio and access to stocks around the world.

A bond ETF will span the investment grade market while mutual funds have the same diversifications, their tax efficiency doesn’t match that of ETFs. Moreover, ETFs have optimization strategies that track indexes. That helps better the performance for your investments.

ETFs are tax efficient

When an investor gains from the sale of an ETF, they are liable for taxation which is the same in the case of mutual funds. However, ETFs also incur taxes through the capital gain distributed by the fund. In this case, mutual funds don’t distribute capital gains as much as ETFs.

Higher average turnover

ETFs have a turnover that’s at least four times more than the average US stock turnover. Therefore, ETFs are popular among hedge funds and short-term investors who want to explore the market on a daily basis.

Since ETFs have full transparency on investments and do a daily basis holdings report, it is possible to know your investment details to assess risks and explore markets in and out.

Access to specialized investments

ETFs grant investors an easy and convenient way to access specialized investments such as palladium, gold, and even platinum. Therefore, if you’re looking to invest in gold, ETFs will grant you access to these services.

Conclusion

ETFs, offer flexibility and a better way to invest in stocks and bonds. Not all ETFs work the same; therefore, research and learn more about ETFs. Besides, some ETFs carry more risk factors than others. So, evaluate your risk tolerance before settling on ETFs.